primeval
pri|meval /praɪm'iːvəl/
in BRIT, also use primaeval
1 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
You use primeval to describe things that belong to a very early period in the history of the world. (FORMAL)
...the dense primeval forests that once covered inland Brittany.
= primordial
2 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
You use primeval to describe feelings and emotions that are basic and not the result of thought.
...a primeval urge to hit out at that which causes him pain.
in BRIT, also use primaeval
1 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
You use primeval to describe things that belong to a very early period in the history of the world. (FORMAL)
...the dense primeval forests that once covered inland Brittany.
= primordial
2 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
You use primeval to describe feelings and emotions that are basic and not the result of thought.
...a primeval urge to hit out at that which causes him pain.